Question

Which of the following statements regarding biodiversity hotspots are incorrect ?
(i) High endemism
(ii) High level of species richness
(iii) Total number is $34$ in the world
(iv) Five of these occur in India
(v) High alien species invasion
(vi) Cover less than $2\%$ of the earth's land area; but if properly conserved, they can reduce extinctions by about $30\%$

• A. (i) and (ii)
• B. (iv) and (v)
• C. (iv), (v) and (vi)
• D. (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi)

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Exotic species tend to cause a threat to biodiversity. They are not found in hotspots which are regions of high biodiversity. In India, $3$ hotspots are found, i.e., Western Ghats and Sri Lanka, Indo-Burma ($N$-$E$ India) and Himalayas.